The World In Between

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• Resolutions and Second Chances

  By Julie Callahan on December 31, 2013 • ( 6 )

  The marines have a saying: We do more by 8 AM than most people do all day.  I should have been a marine.  My entire life I have embraced a near maniacal adherence to the “early to bed, early to… Read More ›

• Actually, I’m not loving it…

  By Julie Callahan on December 23, 2013 • ( 7 )

  

  Few sights in the world rival the nighttime view from the Margit Bridge in Budapest, Hungary.  Parliament, the Chain Bridge, Fisherman’s bastion, Matthias Chapel, Gellert Hill and a smattering of onion top church steeples – all are awash in golden… Read More ›

• Self Doubt

  By Julie Callahan on December 11, 2013 • ( 4 )

  

  As my skills grow, my self-confidence fades.  Why is that?  When I was young, I learned quickly.  My brain was an empty sponge; easy to fill.  I forgave my mistakes with no self-flagellation.  Now, mistakes send me into a tail… Read More ›

• A Goose Feast and Pumpkin Strudel with Friends

  By Julie Callahan on December 4, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Right up until Thanksgiving Day, I didn’t think about the impending holiday.  Then Thursday arrived and it hit me; a lump in my throat; homesickness.  I was relieved.  I hope I always miss home on Thanksgiving.  That evening I attended… Read More ›

• Thanksgiving

  By Julie Callahan on November 28, 2013 • ( 8 )

  

  Today is Thanksgiving, our third since moving to Europe but the first which I will work.  Without family or friends, football games or turkey; today is just the fourth Thursday in November – a Hungarian workday like any other.  Burning… Read More ›

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